Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph (Ref. 3902)
In 2010, the Portuguese watches from IWC are entering their eighth decade. To celebrate its oldest and most popular collection, IWC introduced numerous Portuguese novelties at SIHH 2010, such as the Portuguese Grande Complication, the Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde or the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph. These large format, mechanicalprecision instruments perpetuate the legacy of the famous seafarers to this day, and hand it down to today’s explorers.
This week, I will introduce all the ten new IWC Portuguese watches released at SIHH 2010. Today, let’s go over the first two stunning novelties by IWC – the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph (Ref. 3902) and the Portuguese Hand-Wound (Ref. IW5454).
Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph (Ref. 3902)
The Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph (Ref. 3902) not only revives the name of one of the most successful IWC watches of the last century. The new Yacht Club also introduces a generous pinch of sporting appeal into the Portuguese family – and in this way does justice to its legendary predecessor. It has been upgraded technically to make it the perfect companion for navigation and sailing: in the IWC-manufactured 89360-calibre movement, it has one of the most modern and robust chronograph movements on board – with a flyback function and analogue display of the long stop times via two hands on an inner dial. It is water-resistant to 6 bar and is the only Portuguese to have luminous hands and indices. Its large, clear dial makes it a perfect chronograph. It is available in steel with a black or silver-plated dial and in red gold with a slate-coloured dial and black registers.
Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph (Ref. 3902)
The Yacht Club is reporting back for duty in a remarkable way after an absence of around a quarter of a century. It is available as the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph in three variants: in steel with a silver-plated dial, rhodium-plated luminescent hands and appliqués. Again in steel with a black dial, silver-plated flange and rhodium-plated hands and appliqués, also luminescent. The most refined model in 18 carat red gold has an slate-coloured dial with a sun pattern ground finish, subtly contrasted by the black small seconds display circle and the black ring for the aggregate minutes of the chronograph. This model is distinguished additionally by gold-plated hands and solid red gold appliqués.
All three variants are worn on a black rubber strap with a folding clasp. And during those hours of total calm on board, far out to sea, a glance through the sapphire-glass back at the IWC-manufactured movement with IWC’s double-pawl winding even brings the yachtsman a little distraction.
Technical Specifications
Reference: IW3902
Features: Chronograph with IWC-manufactured automatic movement and IWC’s double-pawl winding, flyback function, stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds, hour and minute counters combined in a single subdial at 12 o’clock, date display, small hacking seconds, crown protection
Movement: Calibre 89360; Beats 28,800/h; Jewels 40; Power reserve 68 h; Winding automatic
Case: watch in stainless steel with silver-plated dial and black rubber strap, folding clasp in stainless steel
watch in stainless steel with black dial and black rubber strap, folding clasp in stainless steel
watch in 18 ct red gold with slate-coloured dial and black rubber strap, folding clasp in 18 ct red gold
Glass: sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Back: see-through sapphire-glass back
Crown: screw-in
Water-resistant: 6 bar
Diameter: 45.4mm
Height: 14.5mm
Portuguese Hand-Wound (Ref. 5454)
The Portuguese Hand-Wound is a contemporary witness to IWC’s Portuguese family of watches, which has been in existence since 1939. Often when the manufacturer celebrates a significant anniversary, it presents connoisseurs with an item that further extends that particular success story. That is once again the case with this unassuming beauty, which celebrates the family’s eighth decade.
Portuguese Hand-Wound (Ref. 5454)
Back to the roots: with this message the new Portuguese Hand-Wound (Ref. 5454) appeals to all those who are still fascinated by the original form and understatement of the Portuguese. And rightly so: in the IWC-manufactured 98295 calibre hand-wound movement it, too, has the technology of a classic pocket watch on board. Two variants in steel drawing closely on the original interpret the theme anew and with a breath of modernity: in the version with the black dial, this finds expression in a silver seconds scale with discreet red “60″ marking. The model with a silver-plated dial differs from all the previous faces of the Portuguese watch through a grey counter for the small seconds and likewise red “60″ marking.
Technical Specifications
Reference: IW5454
Features: Mechanical movement, balance with highprecision adjustment cam on the balance arms, Breguet spring, plate and nickel-silver three-quarter bridge, elongated precision adjustment index, special decoration (Geneva stripes), small hacking seconds
Movement: Calibre 98295; Beats 18,000/h; Jewels 18; Power reserve 46 h; Winding hand-wound
Case: watch in stainless steel with black dial and black alligator leather strap, pin buckle in stainless steel
watch in stainless steel with silver-plated dial and black alligator leather strap, pin buckle in stainless steel
Glass: sapphire, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
Back: see-through sapphire-glass back
Crown: screw-in
Water-resistant: 3 bar
Diameter: 44mm
Height: 10mm
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두가지 다하실려면, 2100년 2월까지 장수해야 되던지, 여기에서처럼 아들 혹은 손자에게, 이 사실을 잘 알려줘야 될 것 같습니다. 그 이후로는 577년간 조정이 없다니
놀라울 다름입니다. 사실, 그 전에 오버홀이 필요하겠죠.
OFFICIAL PRICE는 한국과는 달리 약간 차이가 있는 것 같습니다. 더블문페이즈, 싱글문페이즈 레드 골드의 경우 한국은 약100만원이 더블 문페이즈가 비싼걸로 알고있습니다.
아래글 참조해보니, 오히려 싱글문페이즈 레드골드가 더 비싸게 책정이 되어있네요.
한국공식딜러점에서, 502213(기존 싱글 문페이즈 퍼페츄얼)과 502302(현 싱글 문페이즈 퍼페츄얼)의 가격 차이 역시 약 1800달러 차이나는데,
구형과 신형 같은 가격으로 판매되는 것으로 알고 있습니다. 혹시 제가 잘못 알고 있다면 정정 바랍니다.
구형 신형 변화 부분은, 사이즈가 커지면서 핸즈크기, 시스루백의 잠금장치, 소재변화(기존 ROSE, 현 RED GOLD-색상이 좀 더 진해져서, 시인성이 좋아졌습니다.),
위에서도 언급되었던 문페이즈 별모양입니다.
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